Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-11-01
BAR HARBOR.
A Wild, Weird Tale of Love
and Adventure.
by AMOS LEE.
Published BY SPECIAL ARRANoEMENT WITH
THE AUTHOR.
[CopwiOhisd, 1887. by @. W. Dillingham; - Al
Rights Ressrusd.l

The latter met with but one wayfarer-a
farmer residing in that neighborhood and
him he easily detained. But poor Oxford
had his hands full in endeavoring to sus-
tain an exciting conversation with an obsti-
nate old farmer and half-dozen stupid
wagoners, IN route to St Brieux with pro-
duco for the morrow's market. Ho blessed
Heaven when the whistle relieved his ago
nv, and, cleverly turning the conversation,
left the peasants TO themselves and they
rode on, disputing with each other
Dick leissrely stallIed into the woods, and,
hiding among the trees, awaited the pass
ing by OF Dimitri and Catherine. When
both the servants and carriers had gone
quite out of sight he ran into the grove
where Fairfax and the men were concealed.
llcdii stood there, surmounted by mans
saddle. The Princess saddle had been
taken OF and placed in the buggy. She her
self lay on the grass, pale and moaning.
Dick, who, among his other accomplish
monts, possessed slight smattering Of
medicine, agreed with Fairfax that her con-
dition was only momentary affair. As she
seemed TO be rogaining consciousness, Fair
fax coolly asked his friend TO give her some
water. She drank without urging, but was
allowed only swallow or two.
"Shc must quench her thirst with this"
said the imperturbable leader, with grim
look on his face, as he gave Dick small
glass that he had filled from phial con-
cealed in his coat-pocket. She readily and
gratefully drank all Of its soothing contents
and quickly fell back in heavy slumber.
''Pick her up, Dick; put her into the car
rage and drive. will ride Medji,n was the
sharply uttered command. The other did
as ordered; while the valet and seaman set
out on foot TO the coast, distant about four
miles.
Fairfax and Oxford made as rapid prog
rcss as possible. The storm was about to
break and did break ere they reached their
destination. But, thanks to the rubber
apron and excellent care Of the hitherto
clumsy Richard, even the lovely face and
brow Of the unconscious Princess were wet
by scarcely drop. Fairfax was drenched
10 the skin.
The lightning flashed wildly and the
thunder roared so frightfully that both
Medii and the other horse reared and
plunged in terror. Fairfax, ever on the
alert, managed to prevent their running
away, and finally subdued their fright. The
darkness would have been intense had it
not been relieved by the continual flashes
of lightning.
Spurred on by the storm TO still greater
action, tho excited man galloped forward
with impotuous speed toward the coast.
He had once or twice before been thore,
and remembered an old fsh-house that
stood near the shore. Hurrying thithor, no
discovered o dry spot inside, spread out tho
blankets, and told Dick to lay tho Princess
upon them. And there she slept quietly and
sweetiy wholly oblivious to the war Of tho
elements and the tumult that was raging In
the hearts Of her guilty abductors, who
looked at their victim and each other with
remorscful consciences.
A large, rocky island was situated about
half q mile of the shore. In stormy wealth